Rays lugnuts weigh practically NOTHING
07-29-2005 | 10:36 PM
#21
Originally Posted by ppw350Zunit
Alot!!! 
0.5 ounce per corner is really alot
Just remember to take a dump before driving your Z and you will have equivalent of 600$ worth of lugnuts.
07-29-2005 | 10:45 PM
#22
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well, for every lb of rotational weight you lose, it's like losing 7 lbs of dead weight on the car.
Every bit helps. Why do you guys like heavy lug nuts? Do you like heavy wheels too?
My set of Rays lug nuts was $135, not 150
Every bit helps. Why do you guys like heavy lug nuts? Do you like heavy wheels too?
My set of Rays lug nuts was $135, not 150
07-29-2005 | 11:36 PM
#23
Originally Posted by GZire
Following are mass taken off of my G35 coupe. All mass is plus/minus 0.2 grams.
OEM lug nuts are approximately 34.4 grams:
Ray's duraluminum are approximately 31.2 grams:
Total mass savings are (31.2 grams - 34.4 grams) X 20 lug nuts = (-3.2 grams) X 20 = -64.0 grams. This is approximately 2.25 ounces saved.
Here's the kicker, I'm carrying all these tools (1,531.1 grams) to make sure I can take my wheels off in case of an emergency.
The net result? I'm actually carrying an extra 1,467.1 grams. This is approximately an extra 51.75 ounces or 3.23 pounds more mass.
If you buy, buy for looks or extra theft protection. I don't think you're getting any performance benefit.
OEM lug nuts are approximately 34.4 grams:
Ray's duraluminum are approximately 31.2 grams:
Total mass savings are (31.2 grams - 34.4 grams) X 20 lug nuts = (-3.2 grams) X 20 = -64.0 grams. This is approximately 2.25 ounces saved.
Here's the kicker, I'm carrying all these tools (1,531.1 grams) to make sure I can take my wheels off in case of an emergency.
The net result? I'm actually carrying an extra 1,467.1 grams. This is approximately an extra 51.75 ounces or 3.23 pounds more mass.
If you buy, buy for looks or extra theft protection. I don't think you're getting any performance benefit.
I'd get those lugs but i have the one set of Rays wheels that they wont work on
07-30-2005 | 08:40 AM
#27
Originally Posted by zzz350
I wouldn't brag about having weightless lugnuts if I were Ray (probably doesn't even have a peni$)
07-30-2005 | 10:32 AM
#30
there is a big difference between sprung and unsprung weight. So the whole i can diet and lose that much weight argument is stupid but it is very little weight loss for the money. Youd be better served doing a dry cell battery mod or cf mod up front to lessen the front weight bias.
07-31-2005 | 06:05 AM
#35
I've had mine at the track a few times - no issues whatsoever. I did lose one on the way to SEMA IAS last year, but I had forgotton to torque it down, so that was my own fault
not hating at all - being pragmatic I guess one could call it
I've spent some money on totally useless stuff on this car (ARC oil cap anyone, Gruppe M intake), but in the end, if it's what you want, and it helps to achieve a car that makes you say "damn" everytime you see it, then it's worth it
not hating at all - being pragmatic I guess one could call it
I've spent some money on totally useless stuff on this car (ARC oil cap anyone, Gruppe M intake), but in the end, if it's what you want, and it helps to achieve a car that makes you say "damn" everytime you see it, then it's worth it
07-31-2005 | 10:30 AM
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OK for all here I have the scale because we were making some concrete trial batches for a polymer modified concrete.
Since the batches are generally on the order of 1.0 cft instead of a cubic yard I needed something to weight out my admixtures. We also got another scale (which when I get around to it I was going to use to weight my stock wheels).
Yes...........I know what you were thinking I was using it for............especially since it was set to metric units (yeah.......I get the one federal project where we are directed by specs to use metric units).
Since the batches are generally on the order of 1.0 cft instead of a cubic yard I needed something to weight out my admixtures. We also got another scale (which when I get around to it I was going to use to weight my stock wheels).
Yes...........I know what you were thinking I was using it for............especially since it was set to metric units (yeah.......I get the one federal project where we are directed by specs to use metric units).
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